1 00:00:00,69 --> 00:00:05,58 I am thank you 2 00:00:05,59 --> 00:00:11,94 thank you. 3 00:00:13,64 --> 00:00:18,72 Thank you. Thank. 4 00:00:25,93 --> 00:00:32,71 You. Who and welcome to show me township Parks and Recreation in the News I'm Joel 5 00:00:32,72 --> 00:00:35,49 Youngblood and I'll keep our residents updated with all the latest and greatest 6 00:00:35,50 --> 00:00:40,37 happenings with recreation right here in Shelby Township today we're fortunate to 7 00:00:40,38 --> 00:00:45,29 have our two guests here in the studio we have Michael Ward who everyone knows 8 00:00:45,30 --> 00:00:47,96 Michael is very active in the running community and we have 9 00:00:47,97 --> 00:00:52,33 a special guest also Michele who's very involved with running her Stoltz herself in 10 00:00:52,34 --> 00:00:57,52 the Stony Creek run might like to start with you first we have to go for the go go 11 00:00:57,53 --> 00:01:04,13 for the gold run recently it runs part huge event special imputes benefit 12 00:01:04,14 --> 00:01:05,83 greatly from it please give us 13 00:01:05,84 --> 00:01:10,15 a little recap on that one well we started slow this year but many of the races 14 00:01:10,16 --> 00:01:13,60 we're finding are having that same trend we don't know why and last minute the 15 00:01:13,61 --> 00:01:16,55 numbers just took off and we will right around four hundred which is where we were 16 00:01:16,56 --> 00:01:20,42 last year so we had an increase in the kids run which was nice as well but 17 00:01:20,43 --> 00:01:22,26 a really good turnout the weather cooperated 18 00:01:22,27 --> 00:01:25,09 a lot of people I think were waiting for the weather and I heard that from people 19 00:01:25,10 --> 00:01:26,18 when I would catch 20 00:01:26,19 --> 00:01:29,82 a conversation they said we wanted good weather and so we had one year when it 21 00:01:29,83 --> 00:01:34,55 flooded so people are always hesitant but but we don't over four hundred we had the 22 00:01:34,56 --> 00:01:37,07 five ten K. We had the kids are on was 23 00:01:37,08 --> 00:01:41,29 a great turnout all around very successful that way nice big party effect Michelle 24 00:01:41,30 --> 00:01:45,00 was where investors category which is kind of nice long you can graph he said 25 00:01:45,01 --> 00:01:48,87 around here you know Master owner edition putting on races yourself but it was nice 26 00:01:48,88 --> 00:01:49,44 to see we had 27 00:01:49,45 --> 00:01:53,61 a special of the kids as well and best of all the proceeds higher percent of them 28 00:01:53,72 --> 00:01:57,76 go to Special Olympics and can help you out and all the kids from this area they 29 00:01:57,77 --> 00:02:02,95 get to go to the state meet exactly in for. The viewers that are not aware this 30 00:02:02,96 --> 00:02:06,88 money goes to our Summer Olympics in winter Olympics for all of our local special 31 00:02:06,89 --> 00:02:07,88 needs athletes and they have 32 00:02:07,89 --> 00:02:12,14 a wonderful time if it wasn't for this run we want to have the moniker athletes 33 00:02:12,15 --> 00:02:16,28 going to the summer when Olympics so we greatly appreciate dad and also Mike I know 34 00:02:16,29 --> 00:02:16,79 you get 35 00:02:16,80 --> 00:02:20,97 a lot of sponsors for this I know you are out there knocking on doors and the 36 00:02:21,01 --> 00:02:24,59 amount of money you able to bring in it is amazing and for Gene Lambert who's 37 00:02:24,60 --> 00:02:30,69 involved especially big she greatly appreciate while there as well. We also have 38 00:02:30,70 --> 00:02:34,21 coming up the Stony Creek run and I was told this is been going on for quite 39 00:02:34,22 --> 00:02:38,55 a while Michel it has it's been going on for forty five years Forty five years not 40 00:02:38,56 --> 00:02:43,24 very long as one of the oldest races in the Com County and our club took it over 41 00:02:43,25 --> 00:02:47,60 about five or six years ago OK And prior to that the Stony Creek Metropark was in 42 00:02:47,61 --> 00:02:49,52 charge of the race they still give us 43 00:02:49,53 --> 00:02:55,04 a tremendous amount of help they mark the course for us they provide popsicles and 44 00:02:55,08 --> 00:02:58,06 makes a lot of fun now is a five K. And a ten K. 45 00:02:58,14 --> 00:02:58,47 It is 46 00:02:59,04 --> 00:03:05,10 a one mile kids run to all wonderful Yes Now what is this run benefit I'm sure you 47 00:03:05,11 --> 00:03:05,19 have 48 00:03:05,20 --> 00:03:10,43 a couple different charities or benefit your club goes all the Special Olympics all 49 00:03:10,44 --> 00:03:14,56 this but the only thing they're not does is is how put on the race and give some 50 00:03:14,57 --> 00:03:18,33 volunteers for the day of the race and so I again one hundred percent of the 51 00:03:18,34 --> 00:03:22,09 proceeds to go to special that I were so grateful that you guys are able to do this 52 00:03:22,10 --> 00:03:25,22 for us and what type of numbers you guys have for you Ron we usually have about 53 00:03:25,23 --> 00:03:28,42 three hundred OK so I'm hoping for at least that or maybe 54 00:03:28,43 --> 00:03:31,13 a few more that's from the great now that we know there's 55 00:03:31,14 --> 00:03:33,83 a lot of people out there watching and they know when they see Michael Ward they 56 00:03:33,84 --> 00:03:38,32 know that Iran is coming up so they'll be watching how do they contact you or 57 00:03:38,33 --> 00:03:42,31 somebody from the club to register for this they can go online Stony Creek running 58 00:03:42,32 --> 00:03:46,25 club or they can go to Stony Creek distance or on either one they can register 59 00:03:46,26 --> 00:03:50,81 online with these are great thing but all the links all the information there that 60 00:03:51,19 --> 00:03:56,94 starting time. Different pieces of information course maps things like that are on 61 00:03:56,95 --> 00:04:00,59 the website OK in this run Also is it all on the. Paul there's 62 00:04:00,60 --> 00:04:04,13 a little bit of both the little bit of both which makes it very challenging but 63 00:04:04,14 --> 00:04:08,15 very pretty you certainly are not going to get bored it will start out in the grass 64 00:04:08,16 --> 00:04:09,99 a little bit of grass a little bit of trails 65 00:04:10,00 --> 00:04:13,53 a little bit of the bike path and then back in the woods and they shine downhill on 66 00:04:13,54 --> 00:04:17,01 the grassy area around the beach all right I'm assuming everyone started already it 67 00:04:17,02 --> 00:04:21,36 would be yeah it would be Chaka Well there you have it the Stony Creek run coming 68 00:04:21,37 --> 00:04:26,10 up and you have the website to what register anything else on the shelf or the 69 00:04:26,33 --> 00:04:29,74 Stony Creek run that you like then one thing that I do want to see is this year 70 00:04:29,75 --> 00:04:30,27 we're doing 71 00:04:30,31 --> 00:04:34,13 a little bit more we're giving finishing metal to all the runners this year which 72 00:04:34,14 --> 00:04:37,42 we have not done in the past and we're also going to have a D.J. 73 00:04:37,43 --> 00:04:39,68 In photographer so it's going to be 74 00:04:39,69 --> 00:04:42,70 a nice family event for everyone to come to and have 75 00:04:42,71 --> 00:04:45,93 a good time while just going to see and I know with Mike on board that board 76 00:04:45,94 --> 00:04:47,89 a lot of these races nowadays seem like the arm of 77 00:04:47,90 --> 00:04:51,96 a family event I know years ago when they start him to run that River Band is more 78 00:04:51,97 --> 00:04:54,50 or less you come out of your own you just go run and that's it but now there's 79 00:04:54,51 --> 00:04:55,72 moonwalks involved in 80 00:04:56,15 --> 00:05:00,39 a lot of giveaways and stuff so exaggerate family event Yeah wonderful all the 81 00:05:00,40 --> 00:05:04,73 banks again for all you do for the Special Olympics rain predicted that in Michael 82 00:05:04,74 --> 00:05:08,06 I know it the running never stops for you because you just finish up 83 00:05:08,07 --> 00:05:11,25 a race and you get another one coming out so we got out OK Coming up well let's 84 00:05:11,26 --> 00:05:13,85 start first with the veterans run OK and I know this is 85 00:05:13,86 --> 00:05:18,99 a newer newer run that you've done prime the last five six years and I think we've 86 00:05:19,00 --> 00:05:22,11 done three years I believe this will be the fourth your fourth year coming up OK 87 00:05:22,12 --> 00:05:26,49 and this is the veterans run so I think the name speaks for itself but will you 88 00:05:26,53 --> 00:05:26,77 give us 89 00:05:26,78 --> 00:05:30,16 a little bit of background on this how it came up in where does the money go I was 90 00:05:30,17 --> 00:05:34,44 approached about four years ago by Phil Rand as so in the township and they were 91 00:05:34,45 --> 00:05:38,30 looking to do something special time for the veterans and they thought if we could 92 00:05:38,31 --> 00:05:38,42 do 93 00:05:38,43 --> 00:05:42,83 a run it would allow us to highlight the memorial itself raise some money at the same 94 00:05:42,84 --> 00:05:45,01 time support the memorial which was 95 00:05:45,02 --> 00:05:48,31 a good idea all around yeah the first year we put it on we we actually did pretty 96 00:05:48,32 --> 00:05:53,05 well around hundred runners But no everybody remembers it because it poured rain 97 00:05:53,09 --> 00:05:56,97 the entire run everybody was so including me to finish line 98 00:05:56,98 --> 00:06:01,33 a while that everybody kept coming back and what. Nice about it and working with 99 00:06:01,34 --> 00:06:02,15 Phil who's just 100 00:06:02,36 --> 00:06:07,25 a gem to work with we made it so it's one hundred percent wheelchair compatible or 101 00:06:07,57 --> 00:06:10,44 compatible for anybody with any type disabilities I feel great if you're 102 00:06:10,45 --> 00:06:14,39 a walker you don't need to worry about any obstacles or anything along the way the 103 00:06:14,40 --> 00:06:16,56 nice part of that too is any veteran gets 104 00:06:16,57 --> 00:06:21,73 a free ticket for it so they can they get free Sure they can come out walk it makes 105 00:06:21,74 --> 00:06:21,94 it on 106 00:06:21,95 --> 00:06:25,95 a day you're able to offer that well we have one of our very famous presidents Mr 107 00:06:25,96 --> 00:06:27,22 norm killa I always like to put 108 00:06:27,23 --> 00:06:31,11 a plug in for Norm He's seventy seven seventy eight still running that all these 109 00:06:31,12 --> 00:06:35,04 years and he comes out every year for every one we put on he'll probably be out for 110 00:06:35,05 --> 00:06:38,36 Stony Creek distance run he comes out for this one and he refuses 111 00:06:38,37 --> 00:06:41,49 a free admission he's going to pay for his he's not going to take the free one he 112 00:06:41,50 --> 00:06:46,03 insists on helping support which is pretty cool and it's cool but it's kind of it's 113 00:06:46,04 --> 00:06:50,08 a nice event will have the the overall wards that we do every year and it's getting 114 00:06:50,09 --> 00:06:53,98 almost big enough will we may look at doing some age breakouts you know 115 00:06:53,99 --> 00:06:57,17 a top three type thing maybe next year but we're getting just on that borderline 116 00:06:57,54 --> 00:06:59,10 but we'll have our D.J. Out there will have 117 00:06:59,11 --> 00:07:04,46 a photographer of our food goodies and sponsors and all which is pretty cool and 118 00:07:04,47 --> 00:07:05,66 a lot of people realize that's 119 00:07:05,67 --> 00:07:08,74 a big part of what we do at the races is the extra stuff you know Michelle and I 120 00:07:08,75 --> 00:07:12,96 were together in May races and it's the extra things you do that make it successful 121 00:07:12,97 --> 00:07:13,75 having a D.J. 122 00:07:14,06 --> 00:07:17,64 Photographer I'm amazed how many people now come up and they look forever tired 123 00:07:17,65 --> 00:07:21,95 from we're the first ones to do that after the race week or two later you download 124 00:07:21,96 --> 00:07:26,00 your pictures for free not to pay and I get family shots we don't get finished 125 00:07:26,17 --> 00:07:31,24 photos necessarily for next year and people love that so makes it real nice it's 126 00:07:31,25 --> 00:07:34,46 wonderful and then it's really held on the Shelby Township municipal grounds so 127 00:07:34,47 --> 00:07:39,68 it's beautiful run you got to hear it is going down there Mr Parker So we want to 128 00:07:39,69 --> 00:07:43,49 register Mike for the veterans run out of to do that they'll be able to register 129 00:07:43,50 --> 00:07:46,46 there for the forms are out there he said racing company will have it out has it 130 00:07:46,47 --> 00:07:50,26 out of the website it's the side racing company that can as we can do for the Stony 131 00:07:50,27 --> 00:07:54,93 Creek run from a the race is just stop by the Hanson store in Utica pick up 132 00:07:54,94 --> 00:07:58,67 a form that is easiest way and you can get the information there and it's going to 133 00:07:58,68 --> 00:07:58,77 be 134 00:07:58,78 --> 00:08:04,09 a day of the. Prince memorial service November sixth so we'll have the ten o'clock 135 00:08:04,10 --> 00:08:08,07 we changed the time from eleven to ten and service will be at one thirty so we had 136 00:08:08,08 --> 00:08:11,75 a gap in there last year kind of finishing as a service is starting at 137 00:08:11,76 --> 00:08:16,71 a kind of interesting back and forth between the two but it should make it very 138 00:08:16,72 --> 00:08:18,89 very nice old earlier start but we get 139 00:08:18,93 --> 00:08:20,37 a lot of people like to come out because it's 140 00:08:20,38 --> 00:08:25,51 a double loop but it's all takes in the beautiful touch ground it really does like 141 00:08:25,52 --> 00:08:29,93 you mention Hanson's running stores somebody is new to running I would advise them 142 00:08:29,94 --> 00:08:32,85 to stop by that store and get off it with all the different running gear they have 143 00:08:32,86 --> 00:08:36,24 and they have so many years of knowledge that they can help someone get started 144 00:08:36,25 --> 00:08:40,74 correct yes what's nice about it we like to hold our check 145 00:08:40,75 --> 00:08:43,40 a pre-check in nights the night before in a van or 146 00:08:43,41 --> 00:08:46,91 a day or two before an event at the actual Hansen's store Kevin and Keith have been 147 00:08:46,92 --> 00:08:49,17 incredibly generous and they'll give 148 00:08:49,18 --> 00:08:53,34 a twenty percent discount so you can then by your leave I've watched people do the 149 00:08:53,35 --> 00:08:57,01 math and say OK if I sign up for the race and I get the twenty percent off versus 150 00:08:57,02 --> 00:09:00,28 just buying my shoes or in one times out of ten they sign up for the race and if we 151 00:09:00,29 --> 00:09:00,97 get him out there 152 00:09:01,22 --> 00:09:04,80 a victory of sorts for at wonderful but they've been incredibly supportive they 153 00:09:04,81 --> 00:09:08,32 donate all the certificates to all the overall winners which they don't have to do 154 00:09:08,33 --> 00:09:12,69 that they provide support we can oftentimes we'll have some of the elite runners 155 00:09:13,12 --> 00:09:15,87 although it's harder right now because they're all running and you know nationally 156 00:09:15,88 --> 00:09:20,24 we have Desi running and lympics Yeah but you can go to the story you're dealing 157 00:09:20,25 --> 00:09:23,76 with people that Randy look at trials they know the running part of it they know 158 00:09:23,77 --> 00:09:26,68 what they're talking about the Fitch the make She always bring your old shoes with 159 00:09:26,69 --> 00:09:29,60 you because they want to look at the wear patterns and stuff only really well yeah 160 00:09:29,64 --> 00:09:35,04 they already I tell you that now or they'll put you on the. Treadmill and then the 161 00:09:35,05 --> 00:09:38,66 video you and then they actually watch you can say oh that's how I look on that but 162 00:09:38,67 --> 00:09:41,99 that's kind of support we get for all the running events that we do and just as for 163 00:09:42,00 --> 00:09:47,52 meeting wonderful in the show you'll be running the veterans run probably I did 164 00:09:47,53 --> 00:09:53,23 last year with with my dog. A lot of fun when the one course it's really pretty 165 00:09:53,24 --> 00:09:59,37 good and who don't forget Nov sixth veterans run so we come to ground Mike we also 166 00:09:59,38 --> 00:10:02,34 have another rung. Coming up believe it or not there might have been very involved 167 00:10:02,35 --> 00:10:07,12 with the jingle bell run now that comes up behind December December eighteenth 168 00:10:07,13 --> 00:10:11,15 December eighteenth was helpful but about the jingle bell run it's one of my 169 00:10:11,16 --> 00:10:17,24 flagship races for me this will be our seventh year holding it. It started it the 170 00:10:17,28 --> 00:10:21,34 original big the first couple years we moved it behind the senior center and now 171 00:10:21,35 --> 00:10:24,25 that we have the Senior Center building it's been an additional draw for December 172 00:10:24,26 --> 00:10:26,58 because you have warm bathrooms in one facility and 173 00:10:27,02 --> 00:10:30,68 a great great place to meet whatever but what's nice about it we draw the crowd 174 00:10:30,69 --> 00:10:31,01 it's 175 00:10:31,02 --> 00:10:35,54 a incredible course because we take the driveway out towards the back of his chubby 176 00:10:35,55 --> 00:10:38,35 junior high we cross the football field we punch 177 00:10:38,36 --> 00:10:39,82 a hole in the fence and we drop you on 178 00:10:39,83 --> 00:10:43,25 a Cherry Creek of course and how much prettier can it be and if the weather 179 00:10:43,26 --> 00:10:47,37 cooperate to choose the dry pavement and then to the north then we punch a hole in 180 00:10:47,38 --> 00:10:51,33 a stack or with the cooperation the golf course and your staff and we take in the 181 00:10:51,34 --> 00:10:54,24 park and we take in the lake and then we come back the second half to loop and 182 00:10:54,25 --> 00:10:58,37 return right back behind the building where we started and we've seen red fox on 183 00:10:58,38 --> 00:11:02,21 the trail deer on the trail wild turkeys you never know what surprises are lurking 184 00:11:02,80 --> 00:11:03,40 it's just 185 00:11:03,41 --> 00:11:09,16 a very pretty course everybody comes in costumes I was good and you know able to 186 00:11:09,17 --> 00:11:11,92 get the famous Christmas tree guy that runs the thing must weigh 187 00:11:11,93 --> 00:11:17,49 a ton I've picked it up and he runs a very good time in that but we draw 188 00:11:17,50 --> 00:11:18,04 a big crowd it's 189 00:11:18,05 --> 00:11:22,80 a big giant party atmosphere the last couple years East Side been your church is 190 00:11:22,81 --> 00:11:26,31 now helped us because we had to work with them to get their people and during the 191 00:11:26,32 --> 00:11:29,93 end of our race and they decided which was really nice they said you know what we 192 00:11:29,94 --> 00:11:33,39 want to help we don't want to just be interference or you want to help so they 193 00:11:33,40 --> 00:11:36,88 started donating and now they've come out for glow in the spring and they sent out 194 00:11:36,89 --> 00:11:41,03 about thirty five own tears so you know I'm expecting for the jingle bell run this 195 00:11:41,04 --> 00:11:43,37 year hopefully we'll have them as well but it's 196 00:11:43,38 --> 00:11:47,13 a very diverse community coming together yeah I would some particularly good about 197 00:11:47,14 --> 00:11:51,24 that one is that money I spread out it's not just special effects but they get 198 00:11:51,25 --> 00:11:54,95 a piece of piece of it when they do it you know there's ten total charities that I 199 00:11:54,96 --> 00:11:59,24 donated ten different charities and all through the area and it's nice to see it go 200 00:11:59,25 --> 00:12:00,83 out you know. Michel we don't get 201 00:12:00,84 --> 00:12:05,13 a race director see we do this just to do it and we don't get paid anything to do 202 00:12:05,14 --> 00:12:08,99 that but we want to do it it's part of our love for running really and to do it and 203 00:12:09,00 --> 00:12:11,84 see all that all the proceeds go and it makes it a lot better getting 204 00:12:12,36 --> 00:12:16,45 a lot of the sponsors that we get along the way they're more willing to step up and 205 00:12:16,46 --> 00:12:21,01 help us and it's a good thing knowing that you know eleven thousand dollars was 206 00:12:21,02 --> 00:12:24,76 a huge increase in the from the prior year and I'm hoping for more this year you 207 00:12:24,77 --> 00:12:28,23 know we're helping Special Olympics in the shelves races helping special events the 208 00:12:28,40 --> 00:12:32,37 the new glow right in the spring all of that went that was new for us we're all 209 00:12:32,56 --> 00:12:35,86 doing our thing and helping multiple causes but in part benefiting you directly 210 00:12:35,87 --> 00:12:36,72 have been right on 211 00:12:36,73 --> 00:12:39,92 a lot of people or so I still hear people talking about the go around well it's 212 00:12:39,93 --> 00:12:43,92 very true one of the wonderful wonderful run there and if people were involved it 213 00:12:43,93 --> 00:12:48,28 was earlier in the year and it was just an amazing turnout for the first run ever 214 00:12:48,54 --> 00:12:52,56 April sixteenth that was the night run and I have so many people that just come up 215 00:12:52,57 --> 00:12:56,56 to said you did the glory your group I want and yeah don't forget to get us next 216 00:12:56,57 --> 00:12:59,13 year because we're coming out for the event you know that was 217 00:12:59,14 --> 00:13:02,80 a hit we had you know we raised over ten thousand dollars that way special effects 218 00:13:02,81 --> 00:13:05,39 and that was a new money we're going to get before exact 219 00:13:05,40 --> 00:13:08,71 a cycle Stony Creek the last couple years with Michelle Obama now taking 220 00:13:08,72 --> 00:13:13,11 a charity namely yours that's money to get before you know that many more kids you 221 00:13:13,12 --> 00:13:16,99 know it's you know huge no doubt about it and worth pointing out the other thing I 222 00:13:17,00 --> 00:13:20,09 always like to mention and I knew at some point today I was going to get I have to 223 00:13:20,10 --> 00:13:23,99 squeeze this in but the events that I'm involved with could be could be possible 224 00:13:24,00 --> 00:13:26,87 doubts Parks and Rec is a case in point we had 225 00:13:26,88 --> 00:13:31,47 a dedicated resource that worked with us in the park for the go for the gold and 226 00:13:31,48 --> 00:13:35,01 they helped us any of it that I put on your staff to an incredible job they always 227 00:13:35,06 --> 00:13:39,57 anticipate most of the time is to ask but they anticipate that I need this are 228 00:13:39,58 --> 00:13:43,04 going to need that oh yeah that's right and time in a timeout they did 229 00:13:43,05 --> 00:13:47,06 a great job for the Goal for the goal of any event that that I work with your staff 230 00:13:47,07 --> 00:13:49,14 on it's always wonderful get 231 00:13:49,15 --> 00:13:51,99 a great cooperation the Miles need to know that that you're doing 232 00:13:52,00 --> 00:13:56,02 a great job of supporting us we appreciate hearing that and it's something that's 233 00:13:56,03 --> 00:13:59,19 so special to us being the Special Olympics it's the least we can do is help out 234 00:13:59,20 --> 00:14:03,20 a thank you very much. You know Michelle's race to something worth pointing out 235 00:14:03,51 --> 00:14:07,68 Mike Adams mention this and the interview when I did the glow and host one when we 236 00:14:07,69 --> 00:14:10,83 were done that and he had mentioned that was the very first one he did hear that 237 00:14:10,84 --> 00:14:12,88 have you back in the running and he liked it because it was 238 00:14:12,89 --> 00:14:16,62 a Thursday night right there is the evening when it's different it is you know 239 00:14:16,63 --> 00:14:19,50 compete with the other runs you can come out of the Thursday and it's late enough 240 00:14:19,51 --> 00:14:23,03 that you get out there and you know that's what makes it you know makes it kind of 241 00:14:23,04 --> 00:14:29,10 a unique event as well and I so well my crew in the show thank you so much road all 242 00:14:29,11 --> 00:14:32,79 you do have Special Olympics and just the community itself because these are runs 243 00:14:33,19 --> 00:14:36,24 the do do bring the community together make Shelby Township 244 00:14:36,25 --> 00:14:39,98 a great place to live and we have the surrounding neighbors who come to the run so 245 00:14:40,51 --> 00:14:43,78 we thought you guys hope we would not have these runs so thank you for all that you 246 00:14:43,79 --> 00:14:47,25 do thanks for your help and we appreciate you and we're going to have you guys back 247 00:14:47,26 --> 00:14:51,15 and soon you want to hear other races turn down coal when you're writing it will be 248 00:14:51,16 --> 00:14:55,58 very much we were really appreciative We'll be right back we shall be Parks and Rec 249 00:14:55,59 --> 00:14:58,98 in the news right after these messages story called Chapel Hill today eighteen 250 00:14:58,99 --> 00:15:02,47 Nineties is available for rent for weddings and other ceremonies beginning the 251 00:15:02,48 --> 00:15:08,26 first business day in September. Hope Chapel is fully heated and air conditioned. 252 00:15:09,89 --> 00:15:14,78 Available and manatees include podium and sound system seeing available for eighty 253 00:15:14,78 --> 00:15:18,20 . Two restroom each. 254 00:15:22,08 --> 00:15:28,98 Party preparation room. And the Hope Chapel is 255 00:15:28,99 --> 00:15:35,80 fully accessible and it kept busy it was. For more information this fall shopping 256 00:15:35,81 --> 00:15:41,39 on the parks and recreation of art by the seventy three one year old one hundred. 257 00:15:42,64 --> 00:15:46,16 One Welcome back to Shelby Township Parks and Rec in the news now will be switching 258 00:15:46,17 --> 00:15:51,15 gears over to the shed Burgess nature center we have Jim give me Joe who is our in 259 00:15:51,16 --> 00:15:55,58 term nature center coordinator Jim thanks for being on the show today we appreciate 260 00:15:55,59 --> 00:16:00,51 having me in Jim I'd like to start out with and for our residents you maybe walk 261 00:16:00,52 --> 00:16:04,68 around May second park and here to the garden in see 262 00:16:04,77 --> 00:16:09,24 a lot of teenagers young adults walking around like this here yet the phone walking 263 00:16:09,25 --> 00:16:14,38 around the path. Now Jim we've come right to attention is the pokie mine crazy as 264 00:16:14,39 --> 00:16:21,01 going to go folks you mind go and we have had the first I'd like to start out to 265 00:16:21,02 --> 00:16:21,86 let everyone know we do have 266 00:16:21,87 --> 00:16:25,50 a right to jury in the garden that we've had some issues with when we have wedding 267 00:16:25,51 --> 00:16:30,07 parties we haven't closed off for that rental period so we want people to have 268 00:16:30,08 --> 00:16:34,82 respect and let them have their wedding in peace we've had the Shelby Township 269 00:16:34,83 --> 00:16:39,88 Police Department working with us just to keep people out of the renting area with 270 00:16:39,89 --> 00:16:42,75 that being aside Jim comedian came up with 271 00:16:42,76 --> 00:16:47,61 a wonderful new pokémon go in the park So Jim what do you tell us 272 00:16:47,62 --> 00:16:51,27 a little bit about this and I'm glad that you came up this program because most 273 00:16:51,28 --> 00:16:54,76 will catch on with the cranes Yes Yes It's a great way to have 274 00:16:54,77 --> 00:16:59,69 a collaborative effort between the library and Parks and Rec and maintenance and to 275 00:16:59,70 --> 00:17:05,49 be able to really. Offer something free of charge by the Friends of the library. 276 00:17:06,49 --> 00:17:11,47 And to be educational about our trails and how to respect our trails to respect 277 00:17:11,48 --> 00:17:17,46 others. And to be safe while still having fun and visit our We're going to be 278 00:17:17,47 --> 00:17:21,31 traveling to three different locations visiting three different areas of the 279 00:17:21,32 --> 00:17:24,71 township all the transportations provided it's 280 00:17:24,72 --> 00:17:29,27 a way to showcase our beautiful parks and have some fun we'll be visiting at least 281 00:17:29,37 --> 00:17:35,42 two gyms that I'm aware of and lots of lots of pokémon eggs and all kinds of good 282 00:17:35,43 --> 00:17:38,33 stuff to find OK Well that's and I know you've done 283 00:17:38,34 --> 00:17:43,69 a little research with so you're able to run this program for us because I know for 284 00:17:44,10 --> 00:17:46,23 a lot of people the pokémon go is 285 00:17:46,27 --> 00:17:50,93 a little foreign We know that the Years ago the kids had playing cards I'm assuming 286 00:17:50,97 --> 00:17:55,98 the same game but now it's it's not an app on an app on the phone and we're looking 287 00:17:55,99 --> 00:17:56,78 forward to having 288 00:17:56,79 --> 00:18:01,88 a nice Friday evening out It's Friday August nineteenth we're almost full We've 289 00:18:01,89 --> 00:18:05,73 filled twenty out of the twenty five spots but we're hopefully going to be able to 290 00:18:05,74 --> 00:18:11,91 do this either monthly or quarterly or on some duration of time to. Be able to 291 00:18:11,92 --> 00:18:16,34 offer this again to the residents of Shelby Township I think that's 292 00:18:16,35 --> 00:18:20,56 a great idea because if you go to our mates Decker heritage garden you'll see 293 00:18:20,57 --> 00:18:25,58 a lot of parents that had to drive their teenagers up there the other junior high 294 00:18:26,26 --> 00:18:28,19 children and walk around with them so now they get 295 00:18:28,20 --> 00:18:32,80 a chance to hang out with their peers and had this nice program yes yes well we 296 00:18:32,81 --> 00:18:37,17 look forward to seeing this program Jim this is August one thousand and nineteen 297 00:18:37,18 --> 00:18:41,62 How did I read Snyder thirty they can register online at the Shelby T.W.P. 298 00:18:41,63 --> 00:18:46,78 Dot org website I'm going to parks and recreation Zz web track or they can do so by 299 00:18:46,79 --> 00:18:51,92 calling either the Burgess Shad Bush Nature Center at five eight six three two 300 00:18:51,93 --> 00:18:55,88 three two four seven eighth's OK or Shelby Parks and Rec at five 301 00:18:55,89 --> 00:19:01,73 a six seven three one zero three hundred wonderful looking forward to the pokémon 302 00:19:01,74 --> 00:19:05,54 go in the park in Jim will have yawned soon again and again 303 00:19:05,55 --> 00:19:09,46 a recap on how this event turned out great I look forward to it thanks very much 304 00:19:09,65 --> 00:19:13,91 and also we have the Coming up the Shelby Township art fair and we have the Burgess 305 00:19:13,92 --> 00:19:18,69 Jeb Bush nature center employees Jim Beam Me chair nature center coordinator will 306 00:19:18,70 --> 00:19:22,05 be heading this up and we look forward to having you guys at the Arthur jam in what 307 00:19:22,34 --> 00:19:26,57 can our residents expect when they visit the nature center tent Well Saturday from 308 00:19:26,58 --> 00:19:31,31 eleven to four and Sunday from noon to four will be open to the public will bring 309 00:19:31,32 --> 00:19:35,78 some of your favorite animals to see touch hold photograph take 310 00:19:35,79 --> 00:19:41,16 a picture with them and if you have any photographs on your phone or nature related 311 00:19:41,17 --> 00:19:45,91 wildlife related questions feel free to bring those to we can take our stab at 312 00:19:45,92 --> 00:19:52,78 identifying them and. We'd certainly love to see they're very good Jim at 313 00:19:52,79 --> 00:19:56,80 the Nature Center we know you guys throughout the year have many different programs 314 00:19:56,81 --> 00:20:00,54 and we have the summer fall programs coming up what are some of the top programs 315 00:20:00,55 --> 00:20:05,29 you have coming up that we know our residents will be interested in this this 316 00:20:05,88 --> 00:20:11,18 Saturday I'm sorry July thirtieth from seven to ten thirty pm is our moth night we 317 00:20:11,19 --> 00:20:15,79 do that every year it's a free events you can come spend time attracting 318 00:20:16,13 --> 00:20:22,99 a bunch of. A variety of these insects using bait and blacklight so much of that 319 00:20:23,48 --> 00:20:29,06 happens in the evening after dark and it's set in July thirtieth in favor residents 320 00:20:29,07 --> 00:20:32,66 miss this will be doing again next year if they're watching the show after the fact 321 00:20:32,67 --> 00:20:36,78 alertly very certainly if you're excited we have our nature tales for preschoolers 322 00:20:36,79 --> 00:20:41,62 coming up starting September first they're on Thursdays the first and third 323 00:20:41,63 --> 00:20:42,74 Thursday of each month 324 00:20:42,75 --> 00:20:48,44 a ten AM It's two dollars per child three to five years old films have a story in 325 00:20:48,45 --> 00:20:54,37 a craft. We have our family fall Family Fun Day is Sunday October sixteenth. 326 00:20:55,63 --> 00:21:00,14 That starts at eleven thirty preregistration is not available we just handle walk 327 00:21:00,15 --> 00:21:02,99 ins for that Mocha campfire cookout 328 00:21:03,27 --> 00:21:08,22 a few costumed characters will be found on the upper trail wagon ride celebrating 329 00:21:08,23 --> 00:21:14,48 fall and cider and donuts while supplies last. Spider mania every year Saturday 330 00:21:14,49 --> 00:21:20,06 October fifteenth this year at eleven thirty and that runs till three thirty come 331 00:21:20,07 --> 00:21:24,41 see some of our live spider programs that one in two thirty we'd love to have you 332 00:21:24,92 --> 00:21:30,33 see some live spiders and learn some important facts about our native spiders and 333 00:21:30,34 --> 00:21:35,32 enjoy some craft time as well spider mania some people love that some people won't 334 00:21:35,33 --> 00:21:40,68 be there at all takes all kinds I guess so how did Nature Center is Friday October 335 00:21:40,69 --> 00:21:46,63 first and Saturday October twenty second from six to eight pm last admission is at 336 00:21:46,64 --> 00:21:50,69 seven thirty it's two dollars for ages three and up that's 337 00:21:50,70 --> 00:21:56,15 a great event yes very nice bring the kids out for it's. Not too scary and one 338 00:21:56,16 --> 00:22:00,14 thing I always recommend to every parent is really unsure we'll let them walk 339 00:22:00,15 --> 00:22:03,01 through first on their own Certainly if you have another parent there's the back of 340 00:22:03,02 --> 00:22:06,16 the children because we don't want anyone to be scared but we know everything's 341 00:22:06,17 --> 00:22:12,29 relative right and we try and stay playful in Erie. More so than spooky and scary 342 00:22:12,30 --> 00:22:14,52 it's a good word Jim eerie Yeah you know you don't have 343 00:22:14,53 --> 00:22:18,38 a huge monster jumping out at you from around the corner and. All right but he can 344 00:22:18,39 --> 00:22:23,63 be aired right and children and adults of all ages are welcome to join us for that 345 00:22:23,64 --> 00:22:28,84 mournful sportsman skill day and deer day is Saturday September tenth it's 346 00:22:28,85 --> 00:22:33,76 a free event family and individual walk ins are welcome we do S. 347 00:22:33,77 --> 00:22:38,92 The children come with an adult. Enjoyed camp style activities with B.B. 348 00:22:38,93 --> 00:22:44,75 Guns and archery traditional recurve bows crossbows fire starting skills just 349 00:22:45,18 --> 00:22:49,10 a great taste of the outdoors on Saturday September tenth at eleven thirty it 350 00:22:49,11 --> 00:22:50,06 starts I found 351 00:22:50,07 --> 00:22:54,33 a lot of lot of fun but the young kids out there want to get out there and the 352 00:22:54,34 --> 00:22:58,81 outdoors and see what it's all about and it's great for young kids that are looking 353 00:22:58,82 --> 00:22:59,04 for 354 00:22:59,05 --> 00:23:03,67 a hobby looking for something that they want to go awry. And then they really take 355 00:23:03,68 --> 00:23:05,69 off from there something you have 356 00:23:05,70 --> 00:23:10,22 a lot of things coming up here Jim Yep exciting stuff we're excited about it our 357 00:23:10,23 --> 00:23:15,12 home school classes kickoff to Wednesday September seventh and you can certainly 358 00:23:15,13 --> 00:23:20,16 call the Nature Center visit our website or Facebook page for that information and 359 00:23:20,17 --> 00:23:21,30 a pirate or Christmas just 360 00:23:21,31 --> 00:23:25,70 a little teaser for later Saturday December third and Sunday December fourth the 361 00:23:25,71 --> 00:23:29,92 sheer very good in Jim there are some people out there that haven't visit the 362 00:23:29,93 --> 00:23:33,64 nature center work in the Nature Center be found we can certainly be found on 363 00:23:33,65 --> 00:23:39,27 Facebook you can search for our Burgess shadbush nature center page and like our 364 00:23:39,28 --> 00:23:45,83 page we're located in riverbeds park off of the Ryan road entrance just south of 365 00:23:45,84 --> 00:23:51,35 twenty two mile were the big log cabin at four one zero one river bench drive you 366 00:23:51,36 --> 00:23:51,98 can always give us 367 00:23:51,99 --> 00:23:56,82 a call again the number is five eight six three two three two four seven eight or 368 00:23:56,83 --> 00:23:57,83 Shelby T.W.P. 369 00:23:57,84 --> 00:24:03,23 To Org under the park's recreation and maintenance department page Very good Jim we 370 00:24:03,24 --> 00:24:06,47 appreciate all the information we have some great things going on at the Burgess 371 00:24:06,48 --> 00:24:11,89 Jebus Nature Center thanks for being on the show today and we'll have you back soon 372 00:24:11,90 --> 00:24:12,57 and give us 373 00:24:12,58 --> 00:24:17,25 a recap of some of these wonderful programs and awful future programs we have 374 00:24:17,26 --> 00:24:22,08 coming up Excellent thanks so much John thanks so much Jim thank you so much for 375 00:24:22,09 --> 00:24:25,75 watching Shelby Township Parks and Rec in the news please remember here at Shelby 376 00:24:25,76 --> 00:24:31,20 Parks and Rec we create community to people parks and programs Thanks for watching 377 00:24:31,20 --> 00:24:31,20 .